acordias sold to rowan dartington donnelly
Isle of Man based platform Acordias has been acquired by Rowan Dartington.
Author: International Adviser
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prison threat for undeclared offshore assets
The UK Government today published details of its latest plans to ramp up pressure on tax evaders who hide money offshore, which include making it easier to prosecute them, with a prison sentence possible for those found guilty, even if, it is being suggested, they did not intend to evade taxes.
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ailo conference eu single
The European Union has come a long way since its creation in the years following World War II, but early dreams of a single market in financial services continue to be only partially fulfilled, executives involved in the cross-border life insurance industry were told at an AILO conference in London yesterday.
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uk residency test a lonely beacon of light snuffed
The UKs statutory residence test, which is a year old this month, has been described as a lonely beacon of light snuffed out by tax policy complexity, by a leading tax lawyer.
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what is the future for qrops advice
James Caldwell, of the UK advisory firm Aisa Professional, and Christopher Lean of Opes-Fidelio, Aisa’s global network arm, look at what the Budget changes will mean for QROPS.
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want to be a sales commando
Self styled sales guru and former Royal Marine Doug Tucker has written a book aimed at the advisory market, giving tips and advice on how to generate the highest possible number of sales.
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ucits bond sales soared in february
EFAMA's February sales statistics reflected fresh interest in bond funds against expectations for continued, yet subdued, inflation and low interest rates remaining.
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uk ifas may face qrops advice confusion
As advisers and the UK pension industry attempt to make sense of the ramifications of the major changes to the UK’s pension rules that were outlined in Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget speech last month, an additional complication appears to be creeping into the debate.
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luxembourg life companies quietly flourish
Since the global financial crisis in 2008, a handful of life companies in Luxembourg have seen their businesses flourish, as high- and ultra-high-net worth individuals in certain European markets have turned to a type of single premium bond marketed by these insurers as a safe and tax-efficient place to park their wealth.
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the inspectors are coming to your door
Friends Provident Internationals Taher Fakhri explains why inspections could soon be an everyday occurrence for advisers in the UAE in the second of a two-part feature explaining the new Insurance Authority laws.
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channel islands securities exchange names
Guy Coltman, a corporate partner of the Carey Olsen law firm’s Jersey practice, has been appointed a non-executive director of the Channel Islands Securities Exchange, as three other board members have resigned.
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jersey reviewing its policy of not allowing banks
Jersey's Government is currently reviewing a long-standing policy whereby only banks that are in "the world's top 500" are permitted to operate on the island, citing changes in the international banking environment that it says have made this now possible "without undue risk" exposure.